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Author
Series
Book of Ember volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors.
3) Pollyanna
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When orphaned eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
4) 13 gifts
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Shortly before her thirteenth birthday, shy and withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents' hometown of Willow Falls, where she makes friends and becomes involved with an elderly buyer and seller of collectibles, who seems to be trying to give Tara some kind of mysterious message.
5) Wish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related, they are simply people who love you for who you are.
Author
Series
Adventures in Odyssey flashbacks volume 1
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
223 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an anthology of four books from the Adventures in Odyssey series, which introduce Mark Prescott, Patti Eldridge, and the Imagination Station.
Author
Series
Big Nate volume 4
Publisher
Harper
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Big Nate Wright is president of P.S. 38, the after school cartooning club. When he doodles his observations in his cartoon notebook: "Mighty Jefferson Middle School always wins," Nate decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes! Will Nate lead P.S. 38 to its biggest victory ever?
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The latest illustrated novel from Lincoln Peirce is a laugh-out-loud must-read starring the one and only cartooning genius, king of detention, and Cheez Doodle connoisseur, Nate Wright. Nate's not having the best of luck . . . in fact; he's not having ANY luck. But with a little boost thanks to Chad's lucky foot, suddenly good luck is everywhere Nate turns! Nate's in the zone! But how long will it last?" --
10) Unplugged
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the son of the world's most famous tech billionaire, spoiled Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So when his father's private jet drops him in the middle of a place called the Oasis, Jett can't believe it. He's forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids whom he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with.
As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used to...
12) Hothead: a novel
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
135 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Connor Sullivan, All-Star third baseman on his Babe Ruth League team, has a terrible temper and problems at home, but when the sports editor of the school paper threatens to publish an embarrassing story about his tantrums, Connor must make a change.
13) The rat queen
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"For Annie's tenth birthday, her papa gives her a pad of paper, some colored pencils, and the Klimas family secret. It's called the nuodeema burna, or eater of sins. Every time Annie misbehaves, she has to write down her transgression and stick the paper into a hidey-hole in the floor of their house. But Annie's inheritance has a dark side: with each paper fed to the burna, she feels less guilty about the mean things she says and does. As a plague...
14) Replay
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
180, 31 p.; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While preparing for a role in the school play, twelve-year-old Leo finds an autobiography that his father wrote as a teenager and ponders the ways people change as they grow up. Includes the text for the play, "Rumpopo's Porch."
15) Out at second
Author
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
134 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"When his teammate Stu is injured during practice, Manny promises to keep quiet so he can play, but then Stu starts acting funny, and Manny struggles with whether to keep his silence or break his promise and let his team down" --
Author
Series
The Wormling volume 3
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Wormling, Owen Reeder, in his continued search for the Son, seeks advice from the Scribe, but along the way is constantly plagued by the Changeling, who can change shapes instantaneously, and is sent by the evil Dragon .
17) No talking
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
146 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
18) Blubber
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A deluxe edition with special endpapers and a yellow spine. From British illustrator, artist, and author Charlie Mackesy comes a journey for all ages that explores life's universal lessons, featuring 100 colour and black-and-white drawings. 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' asked the mole. "Kind," said the boy. Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy...
20) Amal unbound
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
226 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family.